Synopsis
There are deaths necessary for life. When HE resumes consciousness, he is chained to a dark and hostile jail which kills him slowly, it reduces and pushes him inexorably towards the only door which will open on what?
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Weesper
- Co-productions : Solo Duo , Saya Films, kfx
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Hugues Espinasse
- Screenwriters : Béatrice Espinasse, Hugues Espinasse
- Director of Photography : Martin De Chabaneix
- Music Composer : Florian Toutut
- Editor : Loran Perrin
- Sound Recordist : Dominique Lacour
- Costume designer : Camille Janbon
- Co-producers : Bruno Solo, Jibril Labadi, Krao, Fx Nallet
- Production Manager : Hugues Espinasse
- Sound Editor : Raphaël Andrieu
- Continuity supervisor : Laura Boitel
- Production Designer : Fabrice Vandevelde
- Sound Mixer : Julien Loron
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fantasy
- Themes : Death, Birth
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 17 min 15 seconds
- Visa number : 119.756
- Visa issue date : 30/11/2009
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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